Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

[cigatron]

Here you go @Debadoo , a birdseye maple burl pencil holder I spun up on the lathe for mom 25yrs ago. There was quite a few voids to fill with brass filings and CA. The wall thickness is less than 1/8", I was lucky it didn't explode during the turning process being cut that thin.

 

[classwife]

@cigatron That's lovely !

 

[cigatron]

@cigatron That's lovely !

Thanks Classy

 

[Sir Kadly]

Ok...Craziest thing just happened here.
...What the heck is that noise ?
Look out back and I see a dirt devil forming and then scoot across the yard and poop out !

Whoa! That is crazy! I always thought Dirt Devils were built in factories.

 

[classwife]

Whoa! That is crazy! I always thought Dirt Devils were built in factories.

 

[Diver9543]

Here you go @Debadoo , a birdseye maple burl pencil holder I spun up on the lathe for mom 25yrs ago. There was quite a few voids to fill with brass filings and CA. The wall thickness is less than 1/8", I was lucky it didn't explode during the turning process being cut that thin.
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Nice! I wish you lived closer so I could learn turning by other than trial and error.

 

[MikeE3]

Good Sunday afternoon, my fellow poachers. It is a beautiful sunny and breezy day so I am getting ready to do a little yard work.

Me too, bought a new wheelbarrow to get ready for spring clean-up. The last one I bought is now about 45 years old. I guess the new one will surely outlast me this time around.

Ok...Craziest thing just happened here.
...What the heck is that noise ?
Look out back and I see a dirt devil forming and then scoot across the yard and poop out !

Whoa! That is crazy! I always thought Dirt Devils were built in factories.

Me too ... this is the 1st image that came to mind. A giant, mutated, run-away vac coming after Classy.

 

[umanbean]

G'day Good Folks,

My wife left yesterday to go spend a couple'a days visiting her Mom, ~4 hrs. from here. My daughter followed her and will go on back to Statesboro to school from there. This morning, my son and I watched CBS Sunday Morning together (ok, the first part anyway), cooked breakfast, flew the DJI P3S, hung out all morning, washed some clothes, did some yard work my wife wanted done, fixed up a late lunch of leftovers, and a little while ago he left to go to a friends' for a Sunday cookout.

So then I'm home alone.

I turned off all the noise-makers around the house - TV, radios, etc. - and sat down on the back deck.

Facing the woods out back, eyes closed, contemplating life.

In a rocking chair, soakin' in the sounds of nature, practically devoid of any human-made noises for at least 10-15 minutes. Ahhhhhhh yesss... mmmmmm... ahhhhhh...

I even started thinking about the phrase 'Ce la vi' --- 'Such is Life' --- and while I was contemplating the depth and breadth of such a simple, yet profound, construct of ancient wisdom...

It dawned on me:



My drones' battery is almost fully re-charged!

Time to FLY babeee!

Yeeeehaaaaa!!!

 

[Kenna]

Here you go @Debadoo , a birdseye maple burl pencil holder I spun up on the lathe for mom 25yrs ago. There was quite a few voids to fill with brass filings and CA. The wall thickness is less than 1/8", I was lucky it didn't explode during the turning process being cut that thin.
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Beautiful!

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[oldbroad]

I hit 7 last month so Gracie has the lead

 

[oldbroad]

I hit 7 last month so Gracie has the lead

Humphh..... dang youngsters.... Nine for me come Oct.

 

[Nermal]

Me too, bought a new wheelbarrow to get ready for spring clean-up. The last one I bought is now about 45 years old. I guess the new one will surely outlast me this time around.

Ya know, Mike? I'm looking at a lot of things that will probably outlast me. I still think I will outlast my newest shirt, but. . . .

 

[classwife]

Humphh..... dang youngsters.... Nine for me come Oct.

Woo-Hoo !!!
That's amazing !

 

[Kenna]

Humphh..... dang youngsters.... Nine for me come Oct.

I knew there was a 9 year old here somewhere!

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[clnire]

Here you go @Debadoo , a birdseye maple burl pencil holder I spun up on the lathe for mom 25yrs ago. There was quite a few voids to fill with brass filings and CA. The wall thickness is less than 1/8", I was lucky it didn't explode during the turning process being cut that thin.
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Humphh..... dang youngsters.... Nine for me come Oct.

Super WOW! Congratulations! (come October)

 

[Iffy]

It dawned on me:

My drones' battery is almost fully re-charged!

Time to FLY babeee!

Yeeeehaaaaa!!!

Day-um, Geno, you're keepin' my kid grin on! Much like when folk find their fav flav and sweet set up...

Humphh..... dang youngsters.... Nine for me come Oct.

OK Kay, so dat means ya started vapin' when ya were 39 (human years), right? <need all dat points I can get nowadays...>

 

[Iffy]

Here you go @Debadoo , a birdseye maple burl pencil holder I spun up on the lathe for mom 25yrs ago.

Eighth inch? Amazing! And gorgeous...

One of my bride's sis (Papua, New Guinea mountain missionary) sent us a couple of bamboo vases when we were stationed in Denver. Low humidity was not kind at all!

Wid ya in Az, what's your 'secret'? Oil?

 

[umanbean]

Sergio Garcia won the Masters with a birdie!... he deserves it too... been workin' hard at it for a long time now, nice guy.

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Suggestius - where we all live these days

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Anyone who gets CBS, 60 minutes is doing a story tonight about digital/mobile device 'addiction'... sounds interesting.

 

[oldude 61]

G'day Good Folks,

My wife left yesterday to go spend a couple'a days visiting her Mom, ~4 hrs. from here. My daughter followed her and will go on back to Statesboro to school from there. This morning, my son and I watched CBS Sunday Morning together (ok, the first part anyway), cooked breakfast, flew the DJI P3S, hung out all morning, washed some clothes, did some yard work my wife wanted done, fixed up a late lunch of leftovers, and a little while ago he left to go to a friends' for a Sunday cookout.

So then I'm home alone.

I turned off all the noise-makers around the house - TV, radios, etc. - and sat down on the back deck.

Facing the woods out back, eyes closed, contemplating life.

In a rocking chair, soakin' in the sounds of nature, practically devoid of any human-made noises for at least 10-15 minutes. Ahhhhhhh yesss... mmmmmm... ahhhhhh...

I even started thinking about the phrase 'Ce la vi' --- 'Such is Life' --- and while I was contemplating the depth and breadth of such a simple, yet profound, construct of ancient wisdom...

It dawned on me:



My drones' battery is almost fully re-charged!

Time to FLY babeee!

Yeeeehaaaaa!!!

says the old folks, goes to show you never can tell.

 

[cigatron]

Nice! I wish you lived closer so I could learn turning by other than trial and error.

I think your turning is top notch diver. Turning those pen blanks is way harder than people think, especially with exotic wood types without causing fiber tearouts. I think you're doing great.
I'm a self taught woodworker too, kind of, I took woodshop class in high school but the most helpful thing for me to really get going was a set of those Time Life Woodworking books; a 24 book set iirc.
Finding woodworkers to learn from here in the sticks is not an option. We just have to plug along picking up what we can from books and the net I guess.
I think I have some of that same birdseye maple burl left over from making the pencil holders. Wouldn't it be awesome if I sent you a few pen blanks and you sent me a pen in return?
Happy turning friend